The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-02-17
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
CoIuNBus, Feb. e-sHNATB.-A special mes
saee wss received from the Governor relative
70 the capture Of . prisoner By runlsns at Ra'
VIENNA. resolution was offered and postponed
until tomorrow, offering reward for the arrest
Of the persons implicated. Bill introduced:
Regulating the election Of ofncers BY incorpor'
sted companies.
Housn.-Bills introduced: Allowing chsttel
MORTGAGES TO be fled for three years; allowing
separste trials where two or more persons sfe
Jointly indicted for misdemoanors; regulating
the keeping of dairy cattle; amending Cincin-
natl police law; providing for the support Of
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home; provid-
inS for establishment Of local boards Of health;
requiring the appellant in Justices court 70
pay costs; defining methods OF making con-
tracts for school buildings; making resorts for
thieves pu0lic nuisances; requiring copies OF
articles Of incorporation TO be filed with county
recorder; change Of name Of South Toledo 70
Maumee; repeating special Common Pless
Judge acts in fifteen districts.
COLUMBUS, Feb. s.--SENArs.-Bills passed:
Making partial appropriations; authorizine
Holmes County to offer reward for arrest OF
burglsrs authorizing Cincinnati TO Issue $780,.
100 bonds for new city hail; authorizing foreign
guarantee companies to do business in the
State; amending Dow law BY prohibiting the
agency business; authorizing the sale Of Cincin.
nsti Southern railway; providing fce the ereo-
ton Of National Guard armory in Cincinnati.
70 o6er reward Of 90 900 for the arrest Of The
Ravenna cut.throats.
HousH.-Lampson's local option bdll was do
feated. Resolution defeated: Authorizing the
Governor to offer . reward for the RAvenna
train robbers. A motion will be made tomor.
row to reconsider the resolution BY Mr.. Blair, Of
Adams County, who will offer an amendment to
make the amount q, 900. The House Committee
on Temperance tonight agreed TO report favor
ably upon the Washburn local option bill so
that question will again come up for action.
The House this morning adopted joint reso-
tuition authorizing the Adjutant General to loan
tents to soldiers reunion to be held at Urichs-
Vile, Tuscarawss County, on the 7th, 8th and
9th Of September next. At that time the
Thirteenth, Fifty-frst, Fifty-second, Eightieth
and Ninety. eighth o. v. I. hold their annual
reunion.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 10.-SENArE.-Bills intro
duced: Reducing legal rates Of interest to five
and seven per cent; making term Of county
recorder commence on nrst Monday Of July;
regulating practice Of veterinary medicine and
surgery; authorising city councils to erect gates
st railway street crossings; providing that
cemetery associations may receive beQuests;
70 construct main trunk sewers in
Cincinnati; authorixing Mayors to perform
marriage ceremonies fixing term Of
Mine Inspector at three years. Bills passed:
Authorizing one-mile road commissioners to
take up old bonds and issue new ones; author.
izing Butler County TO borrow 10000 to com.
pleto courthouse; resolution adopted author.
ixing the Governor to appoint nve commission
ers for Cincinnati Centennial Exposition.
HOUsR.-Bills introduced: Reducing the fees
Of probate judges about twenty per cent; bill to
abandon canal and reservoir In Paulding County
was defeated on passage.
COLUMBUS, Feb l1.-SENArE.-Bills passed:
Abolishing the contract system Of street clean.
ing In Cleveland; placing secret and benevolent
societies under the provisions Of Section 8241,
r. g.; amending the ditch law; amending the
stallion lien law; giving the Cincinnati Board Of
Revision power to enforce attendance Of wit.
nesses; authorizing Clermont County Commis.
sioners to construct free pike. Bills intro
duced: Assessing tax on scrip and orders;
amending the child labor law; admitting attor-
neys from other States to practice law in Ohio;
providing for the equitable assessment Of taxes
on railroad property; preventing foreign insur-
snce companies from doing life and accident
business; ro-enscting the six months teachers
certificate law; providing for the division Of mis-
demesnor costs between cities and counties.
HOUsE-The Senate resolution authorizing
the Governor to offer 1000 for the arrest Of the
Ravenna criminals was adopted. Bills intro
duced: Making legal the detention Of criminals
brought from other States to testify In cases Of
misdomeanor; empowering probate Judges to
order sherids to remove nonresident insane TO
their legal settlement; requiring the election of
ofnoers Of teachers institutes to be by ballot;
authorizing councils Of cities and villages TO sp-
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